Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
in public
We're on the subway. Well, you are, but I'm not really there. Maybe you're talking about an exam, maybe I am staring at your eyes, but I'm not really there.
We're walking down Bloor, or, you are, but I'm not really there.
I'm floating in my head somewhere, too hot to touch, too paranoid to come out. You try to hold my hand, but it's like a stone. You try kissing me but I turn away. I'm watching the buisness man watching me. I'm watching people watching him watching me. I'm watching you paying attention to me, not them. I'm watching them watch you watching me.
I'm afraid to turn down a residential street away from crowds. I'm afraid to be seen touching you. I'm afraid for you, I'm afraid for me.
We're in a park. Well, you are, but I'm not really there. I'm watching a boy & a girl hold hands & kiss several feet away, wishing that I could do the same, wishing I didn't have to be afraid of loving you where others can see.
I'm afraid of being followed, of being called out, of being kicked, because I'm a girl, loving a girl in plain sight.
We're walking down Bloor, or, you are, but I'm not really there.
I'm floating in my head somewhere, too hot to touch, too paranoid to come out. You try to hold my hand, but it's like a stone. You try kissing me but I turn away. I'm watching the buisness man watching me. I'm watching people watching him watching me. I'm watching you paying attention to me, not them. I'm watching them watch you watching me.
I'm afraid to turn down a residential street away from crowds. I'm afraid to be seen touching you. I'm afraid for you, I'm afraid for me.
We're in a park. Well, you are, but I'm not really there. I'm watching a boy & a girl hold hands & kiss several feet away, wishing that I could do the same, wishing I didn't have to be afraid of loving you where others can see.
I'm afraid of being followed, of being called out, of being kicked, because I'm a girl, loving a girl in plain sight.
Monday, June 8, 2009
QSA 4 LYFE
So it looks like us Muskequeers will be running our school's Queer-Straight Alliance next year!
We are so delighted to have been presented with this opportunity.
We've talked over a few ideas for possible meetings & events - discussing local queer events & protests, bringing in guest artists, & of course planning our usual QSA events like the Unity Conference & the Day of Silence.
What would you want your QSA to do or discuss? (We'll particularly value your suggestions if you actually go to our school, but any ideas will be helpful.)
We are so delighted to have been presented with this opportunity.
We've talked over a few ideas for possible meetings & events - discussing local queer events & protests, bringing in guest artists, & of course planning our usual QSA events like the Unity Conference & the Day of Silence.
What would you want your QSA to do or discuss? (We'll particularly value your suggestions if you actually go to our school, but any ideas will be helpful.)
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